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Field Activity 1977-002-FA

Identifier 1977-002-FA
Alternate names 77-01; 77-4
Purpose Recover Scripps current meters.
Location Rio de la Plata submarine canyon, Puerto Rico, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Recovered Scripps current meter #1 in canyon axis, 220 m depth; recorded currents 80-90 cm/sec down-canyon for the 3 days.
Info derived Time series data;
Comments Informal cooperation with Fran Shepard, SIO. Project = Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op, Puerto Rico Marine Geology Co-op
Platform
Jean A
60 feet
Mckee
19 feet
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 1977-01-25
End (port not specified) 1977-01-25
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -66.35
East -66.2
North 18.65
South 18.45

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators James Trumbull
Crew members
Espinell, Nelson
Scientist, Staff
Muniz, Jose R.
Scientist, Staff
James Trumbull
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Affiliate staff Cintron - PR DNR, Alonso - PR DNR; Gary Sullivan - Scripps, Neil Marshall - Scripps

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sonar, Time Series
Data type: Navigation, Single Beam, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Survey Equipment Description
Cruise report (document not focused on specific equipment) Brief chief scientist's cruise report including personnel list, equipment and a few comments.

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Echosounder Single Beam (no data reported)
Raytheon radar Navigation (no data reported)
Bottom platform Mooring (physical oceanography) (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity